This is, of course, not scriptural proof that sex in marriage should be enjoyed as recreation in marriage and is permissible as an added means of bonding, but I don't think it was meant as a God given nuisance or a hazard to a moral social life, either. The old testament seems to be absolutely no example of morality (or marriage). Do we understand the concept of morality the way Jesus wants us to?

Is morality actually a spiritual issue (in marriage), or is it a subjective concept (philisophical or cultural?) This is an excerpt from a website.

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Sex clouds our ability to make intelligent, rational decisions.


Science says ...


The idea that necking, petting, and oral sex are not "really sex" can also be dispelled by looking at the biology of sex. Sexual interaction has profound effects on our bodies and minds. Sexual arousal causes our bodies to increase production of pheromones (think 'air borne hormones') from the upper lip, the underarms, and the genitals in both men and women, and the navel and aureole (the area around the nipple) in women. These pheromones are so powerful that 20 minutes of exposure to a man's pheromones can alter a woman's menstrual cycle. Exposure to sexual pheromones effects how we think and feel about the person we are with, causing us to bond with them. In marriage this sex induced bonding is a good thing, but outside of marriage it can be a very bad thing. Sex, including sexual contact far short of intercourse, clouds our ability to make intelligent, rational decisions about the person we are being sexual with. Sexual contact causes us to feel closer to the person we are sexual with, and this can and does result in marriages that are doomed to fail. It is better and wiser to make life long decisions about marriage without sex making it impossible to see and think clearly.

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http://www.themarriagebed.com/how-far-b4-marriage.shtml
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